Category Archives: LRSSB

A new report has revealed that the Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB) has delivered an estimated £33 million in added value to the light rail sector.

Updated modelling by the LRSSB has shown that the overall accident risk on UK tramways has fallen by more than a quarter over the past three years. The new modelling has revealed there have been enhancements across the board, with … Continue reading →

The Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB) are always trying to strengthen partnerships both within the UK and overseas as they seek to learn from other organisations on ways to improve safety on the UK’s tram and light rail … Continue reading →

The Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB) are demonstrating their ongoing support for the sector by announcing their sponsorship of the Tram Operator of the Year category at the National Transport Awards.

Light rail safety professionals in the UK will soon have access to more technical guidance notes thanks to a new partnership between LRSSB and the Australian arm of global infrastructure design consultancy ARUP.

The Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB) have started the recruitment process for a Head of Commercial Services. This role will be responsible for the design and delivery of a commercial growth strategy and generating sustainable, scalable income streams.

The Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB) have strengthened their ties with the British Standards Institute (BSI). The aim of this increased collaboration is to boost sector engagement.

Colin Kerr, former Head of Safety and Projects at Edinburgh Trams and now Technical Engineer and non-executive Director at the Light Rail Safety and Standards Boad, has been appointed Chair of a new body responsible for agreeing on sector-wide standards.

The Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB) have confirmed a new appointment to their board, with Head of Finance & Commercial at South Yorkshire Supertram, Ian Law, the latest addition.

For the first time the Light Rail Safety and Standard Board (LRSSB) have their own dedicated Head of Learning and Competence following the appointment of Marlene Pearson-McGrath into the role.

The Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB) and KeolisAmey Metrolink (KAM) are funding a pioneering project using state-of-the-art digital technology to show the impact of verbal and physical assaults on tram staff.

The second release of 2026 for the “Let’s Talk Light Rail” podcast has been released where the LRSSB team discuss plans for the future governance of the organisation.

Carl Williams, the Chief Executive at the Light Rail Safety and Standards Board, has joined the organisation’s Let’s Talk Light Rail podcast to outline how they are revolutionising light rail skills training and development with the launch of a new … Continue reading →

Simulators developed by Avansim and used by various tramways in the UK have recently enjoyed upgrades based on risk models developed by the Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB). The upgrades draw on data driving the LRSSB’s Safety Risk … Continue reading →

A project which is aimed at addressing possible under-reporting of health and safety concerns and hazardous events has reached a major milestone with the completion of research focus groups with frontline staff on four UK tram networks.

Now that we’re out of British Summer Time and enter Greenwich Mean Time after the clocks went back at the end of October, the LRSSB are relaunching a video which urges the public to “Be Smart Around Trams at Night”.